ner tamid

English

Noun

ner tamid

  1. (Judaism) An "eternal lamp" found within Jewish synagogues, illuminating the area before or near the Torah ark.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew נר תמיד (ner tamíd), literally, “eternal light”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛr ˈta.mit/
  • Syllabification: ner ta‧mid

Noun

ner tamid n (indeclinable)

  1. (Judaism) ner tamid

Further reading

  • Krystyna Kubalska-Sulkiewicz, Monika Bielksa-Łach, Anna Manteuffel-Szarota, editors (2003), “ner tamid”, in Słownik terminologiczny sztuk pięknych [Terminological dictionary of the fine arts]‎[1] (in Polish), 4 edition, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, →ISBN, archived from the original on 11 February 2023, page 278
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